Requirements

Community Faculty:  The community faculty may be a primary care or specialty physician.  AHEC staff will assist in recruiting a physician.  If the student has identified a community faculty they prefer, they should contact the AHEC staff to negotiate the assignment.

Schedule:   The daily schedule must be negotiated between the community faculty and the student, but must include the following over the 4-week rotation:

·        at least 50% of the time involved in patient care activities in an interdisciplinary team clinic setting,

·        at least 5 half-days must include collaboration with advanced practice providers, i.e, nurse practitioner or physician assistants, or other interdisciplinary team members.  These half days are included in the 50% patient care requirement.

·        at least 2 half-days with the practice manager and office staff.

·        8 half-days learning about community agencies and participating in community/public health advocacy/service learning activities with one or more agencies.  This could be daytimes, evenings or weekend-time.  (see last page of syllabus for suggestions)

·        one half-day per week can be reserved for reading and study and completion of assignments. 

·        involvement in other aspects of the community faculty’s practice, civic and/or leisure activity should be negotiated.  This may include, but is not limited to, hospital rounds, office management, civic activities, medical staff meetings, weekend/night call, social/leisure activities.